The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-06-26
GOSSIP FROM THE CAPITAL.
WHERE WILL THE PRESIDENT AND
MRS CLEVELAND GO?

Pretty and Companiouabie Mrs. viias-ati-s
| Cieveland's School Tcachiue-A $4,000
OHsr Fer y Story-A Frank Hedncst.
WASHINGTON. june 25.-Now that the flag
controversy has cooled down somewhat, In
| terest In tho summon outing OF the President
| and his wife comes to tho front again. VIII the
| President take his charming wife on Western
| trip and jnunt about among tho towns Of the
West Tho rumor that Mrs. Cleveland will
visit tho wife OF tho Postmaster-Genern ut
Madison. Wis, is probable enough to have good
foundation. Madison, with its four beautiful
lakes and surrounding hills. Is one OF the most
delightful cities in the Stnto. The home OF tho
Postmaster General Is In handsome, roomy
house set in extensive grounds. Mrs. Villas left
Washington last Wednesday with her two
daughters and son for home. She will DO in
readiness to receive the President and his
wife and entertain them II they choose to go to
Madison.
| Perhaps Mrs. Cleveland finds Mrs. Villas
| trino moro companionable than tho wives OF
other Cabinet officers. That Mrs. Villas Is the
| youngest OF tho Cabinet women would OF Itself
| bring her nearer to Mrs. Cleveland. She Is
| also very natural woman, very npproachable.
| easy. and free from formality. She Is not OF q
positive assertive nature, but Is one to be liked
| by women. and with whom women would be
sure OF having u good time" She is not
variable, nevor up to high pitch of
| enthusiasm, and never drops down to de-
pressed temperature. She seems to be. in tho
words Of. old-fashioned folk, even tempered"
| Mrs. Villas has no sharp edges. no uncertain
moods no angles to beware Of or to keep her
| friends on the defensive. She Is quiet. but al
ways sayssand does more than one expects.
and meets all requirements unruflcd and
without apparent effort. She is u pretty wo-
man. admittedly so, and is at all times we'll
dressed woman. 1t is her children who insist
that their mother shall dress moro youtbfully
than her own ncinations favor, or. as she her
te sa BIT the S dausGer delights
in seeing her mothers petite graceful figure in
Sat suit hor r ar e Compile Now and then
| Mrs. Villas 10 persuaded into an evening dress,
Wits shroat Then Mise s vas declares her
mother Is the younger OF the two; ~, Witt.
Mrs Villas hsf been good deal eth ut the White
| tress. Miss Villas and her young sister. Molle.
have also been there frequently sans csreni9ate
much warm, personal feeling on the part of the
Postmaster-Generals family, in, their hos
styc to .he rr Fsanss and HI Mch ES
would be stat 1Ssn Sas9R pr har
OF the White House. Nothing il more improb-
able than that Mrs. Cleveland has said un,
k Risp b DonneI Of Michigan had pre-
vented their visiting them before The Presi.
aSous Mif IS mueS too s dsersss %
have uttered the remark. Discretion is
of her strong Ss whit House
from her wedding day has been daily proof
that she is Discreet and often n9n;eomniitt,n
the President. and tho Michigan member tho
Presidents wife Is the last ono to speak of 1t.
| Cha Ia the contrary, much more likely to
take the President straight out TO Michigan
ssa s eaeate f 5 KY ty hS
trouble, ii any such exists. ,., 49,. :.
Veins GoileGs this woek. With i ali. theirs has
se sS grace n,nrking her bearing in tho White
House. There could hardly have been moro
felicitous winding up Of her college visit than
It is said that both the President and his wife
sehool for sssS Soans Women The place asvSn
oesr n thas he
be an advantage in the school, She will deliver
ss sH s Martina
t5is Mis- 6lsssIsad viii aaye sss@ (; TN
York viii place her within easy reach Of Wash
tngton for holiday visits. and she will be able
| 10 HDeuu buLulucl NdCdtiOho III hoi oNh iAollo
Mss Frances Hodsscn Burnett S. who =, hqs
ford Fenteroy She has an ee9
$4,000 for Cr9IWn,ap Lord Fontl s mt
unless inspired with power to make the second
equal to the Art She herself prefers
that It Is Tor children. Mrs. Burnett has felt
R ass Sne hs sFss%s
Bsr friends n IT. az xs
society novel, she replied: II did not set out
try to make anything else Of it =? Why do they
WasSin 9ton SOCIETY," iasSsr Thought Of
sueh Or attempted t1 make anything out of it
There are story writer's and story writer's, as
we'll known novelist, haslbeen here on q visit to
Yonkers N, Y" the cottage Is tho home Of her
nss ssS COPY Hisn 1
hS the or
1t was written. The, visitor was disappointed.
seeing hs the aGy akd II t. 50
asr sPM was ana the head %r5
| U PUBLISHING lflu III wow IOIh. CsicuEutel lOE
cheap novels. He thinks Tho Hidden Hand
30 good that he desires me to work it over into
now novel. / have written u good many in
this way and they have great sale. The
Hidden Hand would be ono OF the best, too
There was no hesitation about II, but the
frank and straightforward admission was evil
rant Of the fact thai she asked to borrow an
other woman's brains. She could not have
pattern. or crochet design, or tidy stitch. Mrs.
southworth confessed her surprise when she
| WA informal of the yiSitOr'H GRAND. ShD said
II was not a new thing to have her stories ap-
pear SO thinly disguised as to be easily recog-
nized by herself But this was tho first time a
borrower had come diroctly.to her house to
borrow them as the material for new stories.
The jubilee dinner given on Tuesday evening
by the British Minister revealed the number OF
foreign Ministers who are still In W4s;h sg
the twenty-five gaesss were ,, Ministers iai ex-
ton was smilax and roses about the portrait
Of the Queen, that looks down from the head
OF tho grand stairway.
CONCENTRATIONS and presents. from Wash
ington friends were sent to Miss Churchill,
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